Food Categories

Often Made With

Similar Recipes

Linked Activities

Feasts

Spicy bread fitting reminder of St. Barbara, chided by her father according to legend for giving bread to the poor. In Rauris, Austria, miners (whose special patron is St. Barbara) celebrate the day with this special bread.

December 4 was the universal feast of St. Barbara, until the revision of the General Roman Calendar. She was a saint that presented historical difficulties. Her feast is still December 4, but only celebrated locally in various areas.